hey all,
I am still in the design faze of this project and I decided to go with a 115 gal tank. This is a pre-owned tank that I picked up on craigslist for $200, its pre-drilled in the two corners and the overflows are there. My first question is what should I use to clean this tank, it was used as a freshwater aquarium and was full and leak free when I picked it up. here is a few pics of it.
The Tank
Over flow
Can I remove these?
So at least I have a tank to start with, I am thinking of scraping off what I can and then bleaching the tank so it kills anything that is growing in the tank.
Seeing as that I own a bar "beer and wine" / pizzeria I was thinking I am going to put this tank into the wall. I have this wall that you can see from everyplace at the bar so I would think that it would go nicely there.
I know that I am new and I know that I have a lot of questions and thankfully the people here at 3reef have a lot of knowledge here and for the most part everyone is nice here.
I know I am going to need some good lighting, I am thinking maybe 4 400w MH with Tangsters recommendation on the south pa bulbs. not sure on the skimmer yet, due to the fact that I am not sure how big of a sump and ref I am going to build, I am thinking 100gal sump with a 50 or 100 gal ref. I know due to the fact that the temp changes from anywhere from -40f to 100f depending on the season I am going to need a chiller/heater combo. I am not able to cool the room that we are in so the temp will swing inside from 90f in the summer to about 65f in the winter. I have so many more ideas and questions that I will post as I go and as they come up.
any help or ideas would be great, or simply tell me I am out of my mind!
here is a pic of the bar and the draft tower! so if your in upstate NY and want a cold one stop in.
